Specifications

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Towing Capacity
Maximum Trailer Towing
Payload
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Maximum Payload and GCWR Ratings
CAPABILITY
This page is about:
2009 F-250/F-350/F-450
Super Duty
®
Pickups
Capability
August 2008
F-250/F-350/F-450
SD Pickups
Towing Capacity
(1)
•Maximumconventionaltowingcapacityis12,500lbs.forSingleRearWheel
(SRW) models with either the 6.4L Power Stroke
®
V8 or the 6.8L Triton
®
V10 engines
•Maximumconventionaltowingcapacityisbest-in-class
(2)
16,000 lbs. for
F-450 Dual Rear Wheel (DRW) models with the 6.4L Power Stroke engine,
15,000 lbs. for F-350 DRW with 6.4L or 6.8L engine
•FordisthefirstOriginalEquipmentManufacturer(OEM)tohavea2.5-inch
hitch receiver for improved towing security with trailers over 12,500 lbs.
•5th-wheeltowingupto24,600lbs.(F-450DRW),18,800lbs.forF-350DRW
with Tow Boss Package
•Best-in-class
(2)
33,000-lb. maximum Gross Combined
Weight Rating (GCWR) (F-450 DRW)
Maximum Trailer Towing
(3)
Conventional
•4x2,4x4 12,500lbs.SRW,16,000lbs.DRW
5th-wheel
•4x2 16,900lbs.SRW,24,600lbs.DRW
•4x4 16,300lbs.SRW,24,100lbs.DRW
(1) For additional towing information, refer to the 2009 RV & Trailer Towing Guide that will be shipped with your 2009 Source Books,
or the vehicle Owner’s Guide.
(2) Class is full-size pickup trucks over 8500 lbs. GVWR.
(3) Properly equipped.
NOTE: Please refer to the weight ratings in the Specifications section for additional model-specific ratings and information starting on page 61.
Payload and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Payload
•VariableGVWRstrategyenablesF-SeriesSuperDuty
pickups to have impressive payload capacity
•Heavier6.4LPowerStroke
®
V8 and 6.8L Triton
®
3V V10
engines have similar, if not higher, maximum payloads
than the lighter-weight 5.4L Triton 3V V8
•Maximumpayloadisbest-in-class
(2)
6190 lbs.
(available on F-450 DRW 4x2 equipped with
the 6.4L V8 diesel engine)
•F-350DRWhasamaximumpayloadof5730lbs.
GVWR
•VariableGVWRstrategyletscustomersbuildtheirtrucks
specifically for their intended use
•TheSuperDuty’sstrongframedesignandbest-in-class
(2)
braking system help keep the high payload capacity on
trucks with higher base curb weight
•GVWRsrangefrom8800lbs.toabest-in-class
(2)
14,500 lbs. (F-450)
•F-350DRWhasamaximumGVWRof13,000lbs.
Drive Maximum Payload
(3)
Maximum GCWR
(3)
4x2 6190 lbs. 33,000 lbs.
4x4 5830 lbs. 33,000 lbs.